Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Friday ordered a CID inquiry into the fire accident at the Srisailam hydroelectric station.
He directed the officials to probe the cause of the fire and ascertain the facts.
Following the chief minister’s direction, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued an order appointing CID Additional Director General of Police Govind Singh as the inquiry officer.
Singh was asked to conduct a comprehensive inquiry and submit the report to the chief minister.
The chief minister expressed his deep shock over the fire incident and termed it as ‘very unfortunate’. According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office, he expressed his sorrow over the efforts to rescue the trapped people failing to yield results.
